Water-heater or cooker.



F. GEMINDEN.

WATER HEATER 0R COOKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1916.

Patented Mar.

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F. GEMINDEN.

WATER HEATER on cooKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25| 1916.

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FRANK GEMINDEN, OF JAMESTOWN, MISSOURI.

WATER-HEATER OR COOKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

App'nction'inea March a5, 1916. serial No. 86,691.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, FRANK GEMINDEN, citizen of the United States of America,ire siding at Jamestown, in the county of Moniteau and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements4 in Vate1-Heaters or Cookers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same. a Y

This invention relates to a water heater which is particularly designed for heating water in the. retaining receptacle of a washing machine, and the primary object of the invention is toprovide a heating structure which is positioned directly beneath the water retaining boiler or tub so that the water may be quickly andeasily heated and also so that the water will remain hot during the entire operation of washing clothes.

A further object of this invention is to provide a heater as specied which may be employed for cooking various types of food, in lieu of using the same as a water heater for washing machine.

A still furtherobject of this. invention is to provide in a device as specified, an outer casing, which has a plurality of burners positioned interiorly therein, which are operatively connected to a full supply tank, which is supported by the casing exteriorly of the same; to provide means whereby ac-` cess may be gained to the burners interiorly of the casing; to provide draft flues for the casing and a retaining receptacle which is positionedabove the burners and has its bottom corrugated for providing greater surface to be heated.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail Areference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like and vcorrespondingv parts' throughout the several views, and in which z- Figure l is a side elevation of the improved heater showing a washing machine applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the heater,

A Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2, Fig. L is a plan view of the heater showingl a washing machine applied thereto, an

Fig. 5 lis a plan view of thetop of one of the draft flues of theheater. Referring more particularly to the drawings, l designates a casing of the heater as an entirety, which casing is substantially circular shaped in plan and has a plurality l of angle irons 2 attached to the inner surface of its walls at their lower end, which irons are provided for attaching the heating device to the floor or a permanent support. -The casing 1 is provided with a door 3, which is hingedly connected to the main body of the casing by hinges as shown at 4,-and is held in closed position by any suitable type of latch as illustrated at 5.

Positioned interiorly of the casing l is a plurality of burners generically indicated by the numeral 6. In the drawings, oil burners are shown, but it is to be understood that any suitable type of analogous burners may be employed without departing from the spirit of this invention. The oil burners 6, are of the ordinary construction, v'and have a feed pipe 7 communicating therewith. The feed pipe 7, extends out of the casing l and communicates with the lower end of lthe fuel or oil retaining tank 8. The tank 8 is supported upon a bracket structure 9 which is secured to the casing 1 and by a second bracket structure 10 which is secured to the casing and engages the fuel supporting tank adjacent to its upper end.

A partition ll is positioned within the casing l and is provided with a horizontal portion 12,'which is formed centrally therein, and through which the upper portion of the burners extend. The partition l1 is inclined upwardly from the horizontal portion 12, and is supported by suitable angle brackets l?) which are secured to the inner surface of the casing.

theupper surface of the partition 11.

A liquid retaining receptacle l5 is provided, which has its bottom corrugated as clearly shown at 16, so as to provide a greater surface which is engaged by the heat rising from the burners 6. Thereceptacle 15 has depending ears 17 formed thereupon which are detachably connected A layer of Y vasbestos as indicated at 14 is mounted upon to brackets 18, which brackets are in turn connected to the interior of the walls of the casing 1 to support the container 15 above the burners as clearly shown in TEig. 2 of the drawings. The upper edges of the walls of the casing 1 are bent inwardly, as shown at 19, and engage the outer wall of the receptacle 15. The substantially horizontal portion 19 of the wall of the casing 1 is provided with openings 20, through which draft flues 21 project. The draft flues 21 are lined with asbestos or analogous fireproof material as indicated at 22, and they have caps 23 mounted upon their upper ends which caps are provided with openings 24. A plate 25 is rotatably mounted upon the top of the caps 23 and it is provided with an opening 26,which is adapted for alinement with the openings 24, for regulating the draft through the draft pipe 21. 1f it is so desired, a handle as indicated at 27 may be attached to the plate 25 for facilitating the rotary movement of the same.

The interior of the upper part of the casing above the partition 11 is lined with asbestos as indicated at 2S.

An outlet pipe 29 communicates with the interior of the receptacle 15 and has a valve structureV 30 interposed therein for permitting of the draining of the receptacle.

In Figs. 1 and L1 of the drawings, a washing machine structure is shown applied to the improved heater, which washing Inachine structure may be of any desired type, including a sprocket wheel 31 which might control a dasher, and which is operatively connected to a beveled gear 32. The beveled gear 32 is mounted upon a shaft 33, to which shaft is connected a handle 3a for rocking the same. A balance wheel 35 is mounted upon the shaft for balancing the rocking movement of the same.

A wringer structure 3G is also shown attached to the top 37 which is mounted upon the receptacle 15, which wringer structure is of the ordinary type and forms no part of this invention.

The burners 6 are supported within the casing 1 by suitable supporting brackets G.

l.Vhile in the accompanying drawings, a washing machine is shown applied to the im proved water heater, it is to be understood that the receptacle 15 may be employed for cooking food,'or for any other analogous purpose, other than used as a tub or liquid retaining receptacle of a washing machine,

without departing from the spirit of this invention.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the advantages of construction and of the method of operation of the improved water heater or cooker will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, and while in the foregoing description, the principle of the operation of this invention has been described together with various featuresof construction, it is to be understood that certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit practical con. ditions provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

lVhat is claimed isz'-- f 1. ln a device as set forth, the combination of a casing, a liquid retaining receptacle extending downwardly into said casing. from the upper end of the same and being of smaller diameter than the casing, a partition extending across within said casing be'- neath the bottom of said liquid retaining receptacle, the upper edge of said casing being bent inwardly and engaging the outer surface of said liquid retaining receptacle a short distance below the upper edge of the retaining receptacle, a plurality of burners positionedy within said casing and having their upper heat outlets projecting through said partition, a sheet of asbestos positioned upon the upper surface of said partition and engagino' the inner surface of the upper portion oft e casing, the upper inturned edge of said casing fitting snugly about said receptacle for retaining the heat generatedv by 95 said burners within said casing above said partitionand about said receptacle.

2. In a device asset forth, the combination of a casing, a liquid retaining receptacle eX- tending downwardly into said casing from the upper end of the same and being of smaller diameter than the casing, a partition extending across within said casing beneath the bottom of said liquid retaining receptacle, the upper edge of said casing being bent inwardly and engaging the outer surface of said liquidv retaining receptacle a short distance below the upper edge of the retaining receptacle, af plurality of burners postioned within said casing and having their upper heat outlets projecting through said partition, asheet of asbestos positioned upon the uppersurface of said partition and engaging the inner surface of the upper portion of the casing, the upper inturned edge of said casing fitting snugly about said receptacle for retaining'the heat generated by saidy burners within said casing above said partition and about said receptacle, the inwardly bent upper edge of said casing being provided with a plurality of openings, draft pipes extendingv upwardly through said openings.

3. In a device as set forth, the combination of a casing, a liquid retaining receptacle extending downwardly into said casing from the upper end of the same and being of smaller diameter than the casing, a partition extending across within said casing beneath the bottom of said liquid retaining receptacle, the upper edge of said casing being bent inwardly and engaging the outer surface of said liquid retaining receptacle, a short distance below the upper edge of the retaining receptacle, a plurality of burners positioned within said casing and having their upper heat outlets projecting through said partition, a sheet of asbestos positioned upon the upper surface of said partition and engaging the inner surface of the upper portion of the casing, the upper inturned edge of said casing fitting snugly about said receptacle for retaining the heat generated by said burners within said casing above said partition and about saidreceptacle, the inwardly bent upper edge of Said casing being provided with a plurality of openings, draft pipes extending upwardly through said openings, and means carried by the top or said draft pipes for regulating the size of 20 FRANK GEMINDEN.

Witnesses SAM DUvnINoK, ROY L. KAY.

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